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    Four young people standing beside each other on cell phones - Common Unity: The Best Way to Find It in the Age of AI

    DIGITALLY DIVIDED WE FALL: But humanly united we stand

    Couple with arms linked - Mindful Relationships: 3 Important Ways to Improve Yours

    COMMUNICATION, PRESENCE AND RECONNECTION: 3 ways to bring mindfulness into your relationship

    White sweater lying on floor - The Morning My Critical Inner Voice Stopped Talking

    THE MORNING I STOPPED TURNING AGAINST MYSELF: Saying goodbye to my inner critic

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    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

    Glass jar full of blue paint next to paintbrushes on table - Take Stock of Your Precious Life: An Inspiring Fiction Story

    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

    Full moon behind a rural house - “Sturgeon Moon” and 3 Other Poems With Passion

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

    Joe Biden with other world leaders - Political Power: 3 Ways Democratic Voters Can Battle Fascism

    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

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Young woman watching news on TV - The 24-Hour News Cycle: How Stoicism Can Help Us Survive It

THE 24-HOUR NEWS CYCLE: How Stoicism can help people endure it in peace

Lisa Brandt·August 21, 2025
Group image of Ottawa Race Weekend

THE FINISH LINE: Running a half marathon reminded me I could do hard things

Catina Noble·August 18, 2025
Four young adults reading books together - Bibliotherapy: A Unique and Helpful Therapy Technique

THE MEDICINE OF STORY: Bijal Shah on the healing power of reading

George Cassidy Payne·August 13, 2025
Parent and child holding hands outdoors - 5 Big Things to Remember When You Feel Like a Bad Parent

YOU’RE NOT A BAD PARENT: You’re just in a bad state of mind

Contributor·August 11, 2025
Sad woman with head laying on side of bridge - An Induced Disease: How to Perceive Panic and Stress

NOT JUST TENSION: Understanding stress as an induced disease

Heena G.·August 6, 2025
Lady Justice statue next to legal books and globe - The Gift of Privilege: What Does This Really Mean?

THE UNEASY GIFT OF PRIVILEGE: What are we really talking about when we use that word?

George Cassidy Payne·August 4, 2025
Old house with garden outside - A Gift of Peace: 40 Years of Being a Yutori Gardener

A YUTORI GARDENER: 40 years of peace among plants

Emily L Quint Freeman·July 30, 2025
Young man drawing face on top of real face - A Deep Dive Into Why Autistic People "Mask" to Please Others

TO FIT IN AND PLEASE OTHERS: 2 reasons autistic people may mask their true personalities

Contributor·July 28, 2025
Old uniforms at former Auschwitz prison camp - The Value of Creating Space: Lessons From Auschwitz Survival

REST AND CREATING SPACE: What we can learn from Auschwitz survivor Eddie Jaku

Contributor·July 23, 2025
Group of Millennial friends with arms around each other at park - Millennials: 3 Big Questions They’re Asking Themselves

MILLENNIALS: Healing the wounds we never asked for

Heena G.·July 16, 2025
Looking Glass Falls in North Carolina - Samia Mehbub and father in front of falls

WATERFALLS: Mindfully connecting with nature in North Carolina and Niagara, Canada

Samia Mehbub·July 14, 2025
Walkers on Camino de Santiago trail

THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: A path towards mindfulness

Stephanie Lechich·July 9, 2025
Jar of cranberries - Mindful Beauty: 5 Steps to Filling Your Jar of Happiness

MINDFUL BEAUTY: How to overflow the happiness jar of your life

Kunal Mehra·July 7, 2025
Father and young son planting garden outdoors - Hope and Faith: How to Be a Good Parent in Uncertain Times

HOPE AND FAITH: How to parent when the world feels like it’s burning

Laura Vazquez Santos·July 3, 2025
Abstract art by George Payne - God Is: Nowhere to Be Found and Nowhere to Be Lost

NOWHERE—EVERYWHERE—GOD IS: A reflection on the true nature of God

George Cassidy Payne·July 2, 2025
Buddhist statues in a shrine - 8 Life-Changing Spiritual Questions for You To Contemplate

NUGGETS OF INSPIRATION: 8 perennial spiritual questions to contemplate

Forrest Rivers·June 26, 2025
Three women having a business meeting - Speaking Out: A Human Trafficking Survivor Fosters Change

WHEN SURVIVORS LEAD: Ontario-based advocate Danielle Churly’s vision for change

George Cassidy Payne·June 25, 2025
Mother, father and child, with child being lifted by father - Conscious Parenting: 5 Great Ways to Improve Your Skills

PARENTING PARADOX: Who teaches conscious parenting to parents?

Heena G.·June 11, 2025
Buddhist statues in garden in Thailand - Koh Samui: A 10-Day Meditation Retreat in a Thai Jungle

OUR WAIT FOR NIRVANA: 10 days in a Thai jungle

Alex Mason·June 2, 2025
Woman writing in notebook at desk - Sehnsucht: An Inexplicable Yearning When Life Seems Fine

WHEN YOUR LIFE LOOKS FINE BUT DOESN’T FEEL FINE: An inexplicable yearning

Heena G.·May 28, 2025
Mother and child walking along flat outdoor path, hand in hand - Self-Reclamation After Motherhood: Learn To Love The New You

SELF-REINVENTION AFTER MOTHERHOOD: A journey of conscious becoming

Laura Vazquez Santos·May 26, 2025
Abstract photo of galaxy taken at Museum of Science and Tech in Syracuse, New York - Explore the Nature of God and Faith Via Process Philosophy

CRACKED OPEN: The sacred architecture of becoming

George Cassidy Payne·May 21, 2025
Woman putting vote in ballot box with American flag behind her - Compassion Heals: How Mindfulness Can Help Direct America

CRUELTY DESTROYS AND COMPASSION HEALS: No sense of caring equals no sense of community

James Farwell·May 19, 2025
Statue of Mary holding Baby Jesus next to cross - Reflections on Motherhood, Mindfulness Faith and Grace

LET GO AND LET GOD: A Mother’s Day reflection on mindfulness, faith and grace

Laura Vazquez Santos·May 14, 2025
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